Eastern PA Critiques with author Eric Bell
Feb 10, 2026
Join us for the FREE webinar Arting When Able—What to Do When You Can't Be Creative on Monday, January 5th with author Eric Bell. Then, add-on a PB, MG, YA, or a Query Letter critique. Spots are limited and are available at an additional cost.
Quick Facts
HOST REGION: Eastern Pennsylvania
CONTACT: Kristen Strocchia [email protected]
COST: QUERY LETTER CRITIQUE
- Premium Members: $40 USD
- Preview Plan: $45 USD
COST: PB, MG, & YA Critique
- Premium Members: $60 USD
- Preview Plan: $65 USD
*For information about the FREE Webinar: Arting When Able - What to Do When You Can't Be Creative with author Eric Bell
Query Letter Critique: submission specifications
For query letter submissions, format your work in 12 point font, with one-inch margins, and single or double spacing. (US Letter paper size)
⇒Please include your name on your letter as well as a header or a footer with the following identifying information: first & last name, email address, title, genre.
⇒Please SAVE YOUR FILE as Webinar Faculty Last Name_Your Last Name_QUERY LETTER as a PDF or DOC or DOCx.
Example: Bell_Strocchia_QUERY LETTER
⇒Then send your file to Kristen at [email protected]. The subject should read: Webinar Faculty Last Name_Your Last Name_QUERY LETTER (same as saved file name).
Submission deadline: Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
We anticipate critiques to be returned on or about Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
PB, MG & YA critique: submission specifications
For manuscript submissions, format your work in 12 point font, with one-inch margins, and double spacing. (US Letter paper size-Include all materials in the same document; please don’t send two documents.)
- For Picture Book (PB): Please send entire manuscript or dummy and a 1- to 2-sentence pitch (in the same document). Translator submissions should include a brief note about the source work (also in the same document).
- For Middle Grade/Young Adult (MG/YA): Please send up to 10 pages of your fiction manuscript AND a one-page, single-spaced synopsis (in the same document). Translator submissions should include a brief note about the source work (also in the same document).
⇒Please include your name on every page of your work as a header or a footer, as well as identifying information on page one: first & last name, email address, title, genre.
⇒Please SAVE YOUR FILE as Webinar Faculty Last Name_Your Last Name_TITLE OF MANUSCRIPT as a PDF or DOC or DOCx.
Example: Bell_Strocchia_PURPLE CARROTS
⇒Then send your file to Kristen at [email protected]. The subject should read: Webinar Faculty Last Name_Your Last Name_TITLE OF MANUSCRIPT (same as saved file name).
Submission deadline: Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
We anticipate critiques to be returned on or about Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
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